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GAME COUNTER.

( Application filed. Apr. 5, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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THOMAS G. II OWLAND, OF KILKENNY, lliIINNESOTA.

GAME-COUNTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 618,099, dated January24, 1899.

Application filed A il 5, 1898. Serial No. 676,586. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS G. IIowLAND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kilkenny, in the county of Le Sueurand State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tallies; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide an extremelysimple andeflicient tally of very small cost; and to this end it consists of thenovel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described, anddefined in the claims.

The preferred form of my improved tally is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, wherein like numerals indicate like parts.

The figure of the drawing is a perspective view of the tally.

The body of the tally is in the form of a skeleton-like segment 1, withvertically-extended segmental flange 2 and with a hub portion 3,'fromthe central portion of which the arc of the segmental flange 2 isstruck. The flange 2 is divided into three sections, which extend fromor between the raised lugs 52, and each section is provided with notches2 or other suitable subdivisions, which correspond to and represent thedifferent digit-figures-to wit, 0 to 9, inclusive. The digit-figures arepreferably marked on the horizontally-extended flange portion 1 of thesegment 1, opposite to the different notches which stand therefor. Ifdesired, lines or marks 1 may be placed on the said flange portion 1 tomore clearly indicate the subdivisions thereof, and the subdivisions mayby marked Units, Tens/T Hundreds, &c.,to clearly indicate the differentdecim al-orders for which they stand.

The portion of the hub 3 which is opposite to the flange 2 is providedwith a vertical segmental flange a, the upper edge of which is providedwith three bearing-surfaces at, that stand at three different levels.Three pointers or indicator-arms 5 are pivoted to the center of the hub3, as shown, by means of a screw 6. These arms 5 are of light springmetal. or other suitable material and are provided at their long endswith downturned lips 5, which engage with notches 2 to hold said arms orpointers Wherever set. The short ends of these arms 5 work one on eachof the bearing-surfaces 1-, so that the movement of no one of said armswill interfere with the movementof the other. As is obvious, these armsor pointers 5 cooperate one with each of the units, tens, and hundredsdivisions or sec tions of the flange 2, and to make their functions moreclear they may be marked the one Units, the other Tens, and the otherHundreds, as illustrated. The raised lugs 2 will limit the possiblemovements of said arms or pointers to their operative zones of movementand will keep their short ends always in engagement with theircooperating bearing-surfaces 4:. It is of course evident that the armsor pointers may be very readily moved from one position. to the othersimply by springing them and that when they are set in engagement withany particular notch no amount of rattling or ordinary knocking aboutcan possibly change their positions.

To adapt the device to be used on a com mercial article or on a vesselcontaining such an articlesuch, for example, as a milk-can I provide thehub portion 3 with a projecting loop 7, to which a buckled strap 8 issecured. The m any uses to which this device may be put may be amplyillustrated by considering its use in connection with milk-cans. Forexample, suppose this device to be applied to large milk-cans andsecured thereto as a per manent tag or check. Suppose also that thesecans are collected in large numbers and taken to the creamery and themilk there sold, the cans of course being returned. Now by means'of myimproved tally it will be a very simple matter after the milk has beenweighed or measured, as the case may be, to set the pointers to indicatethe amount of milk which the can contained, either in pounds or inliquid measure. It is the common practice at present to weigh the milkat creameries, and hence, as the Weight in pounds will run up into veryhigh figures, it is important to have a tally that may be readily set toindicate all possible weights and which when set will keep an accuraterecord of the amount recorded until after the can has been returned tothe owner. This much I have certainly accomplished with a device ofextremely small cost and which may be manipulated by any one capable ofreading figures.

It is of course evident that, if desired, the name of the owner of thecan to which it is applied may be marked on the segment 1 or other partof the tally. It is also evident that alterations in the specificdetails of construetion above described may be made within the scope ofmy invention.

It will be understood, of course, that the tally instead of being markedon a decimal scale might be marked with notations indicating otherdenominations-such, for example, as pints, quarts, peeks, do, or ounces,pounds, &c.

hat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is as follows:

1. A tally consisting of a segmental body having the consecutively andcontinuously located sections appropriated to differentdenominations,and having said sections marked or subdivided to indicatethe notations of the different denominations, in combination with aplurality of arms or pointers mounted on a common pivot at the focus ofthe arc of said segment and cooperating one with each of the sectionsthereof, substantially as described.

2. A tally, consisting of a segment divided into sections and marked toindicate the digits or notations of the different sections, and theplurality of independently-movable spring pointers orarms mountedonacommon pivot atthe focus of the are of said segment and cooperatingone with each of the sections thereof, substantially as described.

3. In a tally, the combination with a seg ment divided into sections andmarked to indicate the digits or notations of the different sections,and provided at its hub portion with a bearing-flange withbearing-surfaces at different heights, of pointers or arms mounted on acommon pivot on said hub, engaging one with each of the bearing-surfacesof said flange and cooperating one with each section of said segment,substantially as described.

I. In a tally, the combination with the segment 1 divided into sectionsby the lugs 2 indicating units, tens, hundreds, &c., and notched as at 2to indicate the digits, of the plurality of independently-movablespringarms 5 pivoted at 6 and provided with the lips 5 for engagementwith said notches 2, substantially as described.

5. In a tally, the combination with the scgment 1, 2, 3, provided withthe notches 2", indicating the digits, and the raised lugs 2, indicatingthe sections, and the bearing-flange 4 with bearing-surfaces I, of thespring-arms 5 pivoted at (3 and provided with the lips 5, said partsoperating substantially as de scribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS G. HO \VLAND.

\Yitnesses:

P. J KIRWIN, JOHN GIST.

